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Court Sentences Four Men To Death For Kidnapping, Amputation Of Victim

12.12.2025

Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has sentenced four men to death by hanging for the kidnapping of a 62-year-old retired ExxonMobil staff from Idung Nneke in Ukanafun Local Government Area, Elder Idongesit Demas Udom, and the brutal amputation of his hand after collecting a ₦5 million ransom. The convicts: Chinatu Iwe Abraham,...

Brymo, Johnny Drille To Lead Four Day Shakara Festival

12.12.2025

Organisers of the Shakara Festival have announced Brymo and Johnny Drille as two of the leading headliners of the four-day event scheduled to kick off on Thursday, December 18, till Sunday, December 21, 2025, at the Nautica Beach Resort, Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos. Recent chat revealed that Shakara Festival is poised to be Nigeria’s premier cultural...

COAS Visits Oba Of Lagos, Seeks Stronger Traditional Support For Military Operations

12.12.2025

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, on Thursday, December 11, 2025, paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty Oba Rilwan Akiolu, at his palace. General Shaibu thanked the Lagos monarch and the council of Obas for their continuous support to the Nigerian Army. He said his...

Reps Push For 50% Cut In Airport Charges, Tax Breaks To Lower Airfares

12.12.2025

The House of Representatives yesterday asked the Federal Government to slash airport charges by 50 per cent and offer tax breaks to aviation companies to make flights cheaper during the festive season. This followed the adoption of a motion by Obinna Aguocha (LP-Abia). He said airline ticket prices have skyrocketed, affecting not just travellers but...

Kano Gov Lauds Dangote’s Dedication Of 25% Wealth To Charity

12.12.2025

The Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has applauded Alhaji Aliko Dangote for dedicating 25 per cent of his wealth to charity, describing the gesture as a historic boost to human development and a model for philanthropic leadership in Africa. A statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, on Thursday, indicated...

Lawan Appointed Patron Of Tinubu House-To-House Network

12.12.2025

President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has formally been appointed as a National Patron of the Tinubu House-to-House Network. The appointment was confirmed yesterday during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the grassroots political mobilization group to the National Assembly, led by its National Chairman, Comrade Yahaya Muhammad. In his remarks, Lawan...

Mobile Phone, Allied Products Sector Pillar Of Modern Commerce –AMPAT

12.12.2025

The National President of the Association of Mobile Phone and Allied Products Traders of Nigeria (AMPAT), Hon Musa Mamsa, has described the mobile phone and allied products sector as one of the strongest pillars of modern commerce, driving communication, digital trade, financial inclusion, and security. Mamsa made the remark in Osogbo during the inauguration of...

Southwestern Varsity Urges Students, Institutions On Skills

12.12.2025

Southwestern University Nigeria (SWUN) Chancellor Dr Babatunde Odufuwa has stressed the need for educational institutions, policy formulators, and students to strive to acquire both academic excellence and skills. He said this at the institution’s combined 4th and 5th Convocation Ceremonies in Okun-Owa, Odogbolu, Ogun State. Odufuwa, who called for more focused investment in learning, said...

NBA Ibadan Urges Makinde To Strengthen Security Amid Rising Kidnappings

11.12.2025

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan Branch, has raised alarm over escalating kidnapping cases in Oyo State, urging Governor Seyi Makinde and security agencies to urgently overhaul the state’s security architecture. NBA Ibadan Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lawal, issued the warning during a press briefing at the Afe Babalola Bar Centre, Iyaganku, ahead of the 2025...

Fubara Calls On Rivers People To Support Tinubu’s 2027 Re-Election

11.12.2025

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, has urged residents to collectively support the reelection of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, stressing that alignment between the federal and state governments will accelerate development in Rivers State. Fubara made the call on Thursday during the commissioning of the 12 km Egbeda–Omerelu link road, connecting communities in Emohua...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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